Pawan Singh

Pawan Singh (popularly known as Powerstar) (born 5 January 1986) is an Indian politician, playback singer, actor, music composer, stage performer. He is known for his works in Bhojpuri Film Industry. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing harmonium in musical concerts. He sang in Bollywood movie ''Stree 2'' as a playback singer. He has received two International Bhojpuri Film Awards. Called as Powerstar by his fans, Singh is known for films such as ''Pratigya'' (2008), ''Satya'' (2017), ''Crack Fighter'' (2019), ''Raja'' (2019), ''Sher Singh'' (2019), ''Mera Bharat Mahaan'' (2022), ''Har Har Gange'' (2023), among others.

BJP declared him as a party candidate to 2024 Indian General Election for Asansol Lok Sabha constituency but Singh denied to contest election from there. Later on, he decided to contest election from Karakat Lok Sabha constituency as a Independent candidate. He was defeated with a margin of over one lakh votes by Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha in this election. Provided by Wikipedia